Seán Óg Ó hAilpín and Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh pick the best hurling team of the last 25 years

Seán Óg Ó hAilpín and Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh have combined to select their best hurling XV of the last 25 years, writes Stephen Barry.

We’re sure few will be happy with every pick, but it’s tough to disagree with Ó Muircheartaigh’s claim: “That’d make the thing that was never done – the five in a row.”

Kilkenny and Ó hAilpín’s native Cork dominate their combined selection, with five and four players respectively.

Eight counties were represented in all, with one pick from each of Clare, Offaly, Waterford, Limerick, Galway and Tipperary.

You can check out their debate, filmed as part of Centra’s #WeAreHurling campaign, here:

Ó hAilpín was selected by Ó Muircheartaigh but the former Cork captain argued to drop himself to accommodate Offaly’s Brian Whelahan. He also bargained for the inclusion of his ex-teammates Dónal Óg Cusack, Diarmuid O’Sullivan, Brian Corcoran and Ben O’Connor.